Top Four Announced in 'Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska' Competition

LINCOLN, Nebraska — September 17, 2025 — Nearly 40,000 individual votes were cast in the first two rounds of the Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska competition, presented by Pinnacle Bank. With round three now open, the field is down to the last four products.

The following Nebraska manufacturers and their products are the top four contenders:

• AF Series Combine Harvester – CASE IH, Grand Island
  
• Custom Artificial Limbs – Limb Lab, Lincoln
  
• Wool Yarn – Brown Sheep Company, Scottsbluff
  
• Dorothy Lynch Salad Dressing – Tasty Toppings Inc., Duncan

Voting for the top four products is open now through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, September 28. This is the last round of voting before the 2025 Coolest Thing is chosen. Nebraskans and supporters nationwide can cast their votes for their favorite product at nemanufacturingalliance.com.

The competition, hosted by the NE Chamber and NE Manufacturing Alliance, and presented by Pinnacle Bank, celebrates Nebraska’s dynamic manufacturing industry, home to more than 100,000 Nebraskans working in manufacturing every day.

The tournament will help launch NE Manufacturing Month this October. The 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska will be announced October 6 at the NE Chamber’s Manufacturing Summit in La Vista, where finalists will be invited to display their products. Registration is open to the public and available here.

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